Extra-alarm fire destroys North Side strip mall

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An extra-alarm fire destroyed a North Side strip mall this afternoon, fire officials said.

The fire started just before 4 p.m. in the 3100 block of West Peterson, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The fire was elevated to a 3-11 alarm about 4:40 p.m., and a 4-11 fire shortly after 5 p.m.

Fire officials believe the fire began in an American Mattress store at the mall. A furniture store, a nail salon, a hair salon and a liquor store were also burned in the fire.

By 6 p.m. the fire was under control, but not completely out, officials said.